Election Commission
- Mumbai
Raut alleges BJP-EC collusion in Bihar polls, says ‘same Maharashtra pattern’
Mumbai: With trends suggesting a big win for the NDA in Bihar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed the assembly election results were not shocking as the Election Commission…
- India
‘Silent invisible rigging’: fumes TMC fumes over 34 lakh Aadhaar deactivation
Kolkata: The TMC on Thursday tore into the EC and the BJP after UIDAI disclosed that around 32-34 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been deactivated in West Bengal, and alleged the figures point…
- India
Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP and EC of ‘vote chori’ and ‘murder of democracy’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP and Election Commission are colluding to carry out “vote chori” and “murder of democracy” is playing out live. In a…
- Politics
Shivakumar claims EC misused office, deleted migrant names in Bihar
New Delhi: Congress leader and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar Monday alleged the Election Commission had not done justice to the Bihar electorate as it deleted from the electoral rolls…
- India
EC says gender turnout data released only at final count, defying RJD’s demand
New Delhi: Amid criticism of the Election Commission by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for “not disclosing” the male-female data of the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls, officials on Monday underlined…
- India
SC to begin hearing pleas challenging EC’s decision to conduct pan-India SIR on Tuesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to commence hearing pleas challenging the Election Commission’s decision to conduct pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on Tuesday. A bench of Justices…
- India
Bengal woman, daughter critical after suicide bid over SIR form fear
Kolkata: A 27-year-old woman in West Bengal’s Hooghly district allegedly attempted suicide along with her minor daughter, reportedly out of fear after not receiving a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration form, her…
- Chennai
Ensure no eligible voter is left out during SIR, TN CM Stalin announces helpline
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday called upon his party men to ensure none among the eligible voters are missed out during the ongoing SIR in the state.…
- India
SIR a bid to institutionalise ‘vote theft’: Rahul Gandhi
Pachmarhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an attempt to cover up “vote theft” and institutionalise…
- Elections
Phase 1 of Bihar assembly election: No repoll recommended, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said no repoll has been recommended for the over 45,000 polling stations in 121 seats that went to polls in the first phase of the…
- India
Rush of first time voters could overwhelm poll authorities: Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said if every individual began submitting voter enrolment applications immediately upon turning 18, it would overwhelm the authorities with verification work and “open the floodgates”.…
- India
‘Vote chori’ system evolved by PM, EC; will be deployed in Bihar too: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that a “systematic vote chori” method, evolved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission to “kill Indian democracy”, will be deployed…
- India
SIR: Over 70 lakh forms distributed on first day of enumeration process in West Bengal
Kolkata: As part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, more than 70 lakh enumeration forms were distributed by over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) on the first…
- India
LDF urges EC to review decision on SIR in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling LDF on Sunday urged the Election Commission of India to review its decision to implement the Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list in Kerala, calling the current criteria…
- World
17 new political parties apply for registration at Nepal’s Election Commission
Kathmandu: Seventeen new political parties have applied for registration at the Election Commission (EC) to contest Nepal’s March 5 general elections, according to an official. Of these, seven parties applied to the…